Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-02
HURLEY HOLE.

| The Terrible Tale of Young Girl EN-
trapped into 0ne of the North Wis
cOnsin Dens of Vice,
Duluth. Oct. 3l-Mary Schumann, a
seyenteen-year-old girl, one OF the VIC
tins of the Hurley dens, arrived here
to-day, and tells terrible tale about
being entrapped into one of the dancing
helis tn ere, and of her life while an
inmate. Her place OF outrage and
torture was not in Hurley, but short
distance east OF there, and probably in
Michigan. Her home is in Streator, ILL.,,
and she story she tells is as follows:
Some time ago she received letter
from a former friend advising her to
come to Chicago, as she could obtain
employment there upon her arrival
She arrived in that city Monday, Dot. "a,
out missed her friend at the
depot. She met there a msn who
told her he Snew her friend and
would find her. He took her to a
hotel, and IN the course OF the day re-
turred with a dispatch from her friend,
sayinga "Have gone to Hurley, follow
me; good place in restaurant" Miss
Schuman at once went to Hurley, where
she arrived Wednesday evening. She
was met at the depot by man who
said he WIS sent to meet her. Getting
into light delivery wagon, she
was driven, she thinks, about a
mile. Crossing small bridge,
they stopped in front of long story
| and half unpainted house. a second
| man took the horse, and she went into
large, upcarpeted roam. AS they en-
| tered the man exclaimed. "More fresh
| fish," Another man in his shirt sleeves
stepped up and said, your friend will
be here soon. Come into the sitting
room" There were seven young girls
| and two Older ones in the front room,
| The latter and one of this former, with
| the man, went with her to q small room
| and the entire crowd fell upon her and
stripped her of eli her clothing including
shoes and atockings. She was then TAX
On back into the room where were six or
| seven men and the girls; the men ap-
rroaoted and took unGne liberties with
her and forced her to drink beer. After
time the proprietor called .'Frank. !"
and man answering to that name threw
his coat over the girl and seid he would
get her clothes and took her to the same
room she had been in previously. There
this man, throwing her on lounge,
outraged her. Two other friends follow
ed him likewise did the same. One OF
the men had large scar running down
the side of his face under the neck, At
ter this the girls came in and told her
she was initiated" and must set up the
drinks. A woman gave her ehoes and
stockings and short dress and skirt
and bright sash. Miss Sohumsn feigned
contentment with her lot and was allow
ed to go to bed unmolested for the whole
night. Friday she obtained more clothes
incln ling q dress in the pocket of
which was thirty cents. That night
she made her escape. After wander.
ing around for time she fonnd
shelter in ON old hut and the next day
reached station this side OF Hurley and
rode on freight train to Ashland. A
Chicago travelling man who saw her and
heard her story. furnished her with
ticket from Duluth to Chicago, which
he had in his pocket, and SIS to buy q
ticket here.
She left here this evening for her
home IN Illinois. She was an attractive
looking, we'll spoken girl, and cried
good deal in telling her story. She says
her parents died the same day about
year ago. The clothes she had on evil
IDENTITY were not made for her She de.
scribes the man who met her in Chicago
as short and thick set, gentlemanly ap-
pearing, wearing rather heavy watch
chsin, with charm like an acorn. She
found two of the other girls CRYING in
the clearing back OF the house, There
was no fence around the place, and she
saw no dogs but small one,